disability
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- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/
:
discapacidad
- And I, to date, have really tried not to let my disability stop me doing anything.
- learning disabilities
- people with disabilities
- students with disabilities
What about students with disabilities and special learning needs?
- What about students with disabilities and special learning needs?
- You know, there are a multitude of disabilities that a fetus can can develop.
- Let's say I've met disabled people, people with physical disabilities, for example.
- At the college level, this service may be performed by the Office of Disability Services.
- And also, I then was learning a lot about disability and disability justice and politics.
- And I felt so much pressure because there was no representation of disability on social media.
- Diovan describes the video for someone with visual disabilities.
- Others may find that the stress and mental health impacts meant long term disability and burnout.
- It is meant to level the playing field for people with disabilities, including those who are dyslexic.
- I don't think banning words is the best use of our time in the disability advocacy and activism space.
- But when I meet people with disabilities, I always say like dream big.
- So I don't think disability is a mere difference.
- Beast thinks that disability is something that needs to be solved.
Examples
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Speaker, stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the United Kingdom.
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Improving the quality of life for people with learning disabilities involves more than just providing care services.
Academic text (2011) -
What about students with disabilities and special learning needs?
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But when I meet people with disabilities, I always say like dream big.
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When I meet people with disabilities, I always say like dream big.
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Men who have suffered from some kind of disability.
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Then I started teaching adults who had disabilities and I didn't need a degree to get that.
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A lot of people with disabilities don't have the same mindset as you.
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Finding suitable supported accommodation for people with learning disabilities can be difficult, writes Mark Drinkwater.
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Many athletes with disabilities participate in the Paralympics each year.
Synonyms
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A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems
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Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well
A condition in which someone cannot do normal daily activities because of a physical or mental problem
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A condition that makes reading, writing, or math hard for someone with average thinking skills
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A payment from the government to someone who cannot work because of a long-term illness or injury
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A monthly payment from the government or insurance for someone who cannot work because of a disability
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Money paid by an insurance plan to people who cannot work because they are sick or hurt
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Money given each month to a person who cannot work because of illness or injury
How Limiting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disability comes from the part dis- meaning 'not' and able meaning 'can' or 'able to do'. So a disability is when someone is 'not able' or 'less able' to do some activities easily.